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By Salvador RodriguezLOS ANGELES TIMES • Friday July 4, 2014 6:11 AM

Enlarge ImageRequest to buy this photoJeff Chiu | ASSOCIATED PRESSStephen Chick, from Apple, gives a demonstration of CarPlay in a Ferrari at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. The system requires an iPhone 5, 5C or 5S.

CarPlay, Apple’s vehicle in-dash entertainment system, will be supported by nine more auto
brands, the tech giant has announced.

Audi, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, Mazda, Ram, Abarth and Alfa Romeo will include CarPlay on
future vehicle models, the company said this week.

CarPlay allows iPhone users to run apps from their smartphones on their in-dash entertainment
centers. After connecting their iPhones to their vehicles using a cable, drivers can send messages,
play music from a variety of apps or get turn-by-turn directions from Apple Maps. CarPlay can be
controlled with voice commands given to Siri, with a radio’s controls and knobs or by touch if the
automakers go with the touch-screen system.

Earlier this year, Apple had announced that CarPlay would be supported by Ferrari, Honda,
Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Chevrolet, BMW Group and 14 others. It will also be available on after-market
systems made by Pioneer and Alpine. CarPlay is expected to make its first public appearance this
summer on systems from Pioneer and on new vehicles later this year.

CarPlay will only work for users who have a compatible radio system as well as an iPhone 5, 5C
or 5S.

Google last week announced a vehicle radio system of its own called Android Auto. The system is
similar to CarPlay and will be supported by many of the same automakers.